Another Lady Lake resident wins $1M

LADY LAKE — For the second time in a week, a Lady Lake resident has cashed in a $1 million prize in the Florida Lottery's new 25th Anniversary Edition Millionaire Scratch-Off game.

"I was out driving on [last] Saturday and for some reason I got the feeling to stop and purchase a Lottery ticket," said Nikeshia Rawls, 36, of Lady Lake, according to a Florida Lottery news release this week. "Lucky for me it was a $1 million winner!"

Days earlier, Tommye J. Bucklin, 69, won the same seven-figure prize. She, too, opted for a lump-sum payment of $824,611.19 after purchasing her winner at Circle K, 1527 Buenos Aires Boulevard, Lady Lake.

The special anniversary game was introduced in celebration of a quarter century of "giving back to players," the lottery said. The game offers more than $290 million in cash prizes including 25 worth $1 million to $5 million.